Feather fan
Feather Gong fan is the most characteristic handicraft of Gaochun old street. Gaochun feather fan has a history of more than 600 years. According to historical records, Gaochun feather fans were listed as "tributes" during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Every year, 360 feather fans were refined before the Dragon Boat Festival to be put into the Imperial Palace and paid tribute to the capital on the winter solstice. The system did not stop until Tianjing (Nanjing), the capital of Taiping army. There are more than 80 species of feather fans in Gaochun. According to shape, there are round, semicircle, fingered citron, peach shape, sword shape, vase shape and so on. The same shape can be divided into several varieties according to different poultry feathers, specifications and quality. For example, goose feathers are used to make "Han Guangming", "Yuanguang Moon", "Big Yuandan" and so on; goose feathers are used to make "Yan Xiaoyuan", "Yan Ping Moon"; feathers are used to make "carved sword" and "carved vase"; wings are used to make "Shang Zhonghan Moon" and feathers are used to make "Dao Han Moon". In 1914, Gaochun feather fan was chosen to be exhibited at the "Panama World Exposition". In 1951, feather fan workers selected the most valuable carving feathers and made four large feather fans with sword-like ivory brackets. They were presented to Chairman Mao, Commander Zhu, Chairman of the East China Military and Political Commission, Rao Soseki, and Director of the Southern Jiangsu Provincial Department, Guan Wenwei. They were praised by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.